The Log Cabin Mine is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 9,600 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 9,600 Feet (2,926 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.9786, -119.17500
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Mine Description
This mine was operated from the 1910's until the onset of World War 2. Efforts were made to restart the mine in the 1950's but were unsuccessful. The mine property was donated to a public agency in 1971. Today, many of the mine buildings are intact and public access is permitted.
Log Cabin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Log Cabin Mine
Secondary: Mutual Group
Secondary: Simpson Mine
Secondary: Log Cabin Group
Secondary: Sunrise Group
Secondary: Log Cabin Saddlebag Rare Ii Area
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN THE LOG CABIN-SADDLEBAG RARE II STUDY AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 15, 1915, P. 171.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 36, 1940, P. 133-135.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 7-82, 1982, P. 12,
Reference (Deposit): FIG. 1.
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